Indiana Leadership for International Education
February 1, 2008
Hosted by the
Indiana Department of Education &
Eli Lilly and Company
Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed assembled more than 250 education, business, government and community leaders from across the globe for the state's first ever International Education Summit. Co-hosted by Eli Lilly and Company the summit was designed to position Indiana as a leader in educating a globally aware and economically competitive workforce. The summit was made possible with support from the Longview Foundation, the Asia Society, Duke Energy and the Committee for Economic Development.
“Indiana’s economic future depends upon our ability to produce an educated workforce that understands and can effectively interact with diverse peoples from around the world,” said Reed. “Our schools are key partners in Indiana’s quest for excellence and engagement with the world.”
Strengthening International Education
The position of the Indiana Department of Education is that children will be best poised to achieve to their fullest potential and to make contributions to society when they have complete access to a system of education that recognizes and incorporates best practices from around the globe, teaches skills and knowledge necessary for the 21st century and utilizes high-quality and rigorous curricula, including instruction in world languages and cultures.
Based on these principles, the goals of the summit included raising awareness of the importance of international education, highlighting its current status in Indiana schools and teacher education programs, promoting best practices, providing expanded opportunities for collaboration and encouraging public and private investment to increase access to international content in Indiana schools.
Learn more about the summit and related international education efforts below:
- News advisory
- News release
- Summit agenda
- Summit program
- Summit materials
- General Program
- Sidney Taurel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly & Co.
- Gail H. Cassell, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon.), Vice President, Scientific Affairs and Distinguished Lilly Research Scholar for Infectious Disease, Eli Lilly and Company” | Gathering Storm Overview: August 2007
- Gerald Arthur, Principal, Lindley Elementary School, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Rita Oleksak, Foreign Language/English Language Learners Director for Glastonbury, Connecticut Public Schools, 2007 President of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Sarah Powley, English Department Chair, McCutcheon High School, Lafayette, Indiana | PowerPoint Presentation
- Gérald Chaix, Ph.D., Recteur, Académie de Strasbourg, Alsace Region, France
- Jacobo Mir, Education Advisor in the Office of Education of the Embassy of Spain
- Huei-Wen Hsu, Director, Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taiwan Ministry of Education
- The Honorable Todd Rokita, Secretary of State, moderator
- Linda K. Ricketts, Ed.D., CEO, Ricketts & Associates, Inter-Cultural Communication Services, Director, Rotary World Peace Fellows Program District 5170
- The Honorable
John Brademas, Ph.D., Director, John Brademas Center
for the Study of Congress, NYU, President Emeritus,
New York University, former Member of Congress, Indiana
| Additional Material
- Preliminary findings: “State of International Education in Indiana,” a survey of K-12 schools conducted by Indiana University
- Related resources
To learn more about the summit and related initiatives, contact Caterina Blitzer, Director of International Education for the Indiana Department of Education, at 317.234.2375 or cblitzer@doe.in.gov